Soot and Ember
Style: Harp lullaby

[Verse 1]
Soot slides slow down the brick, so soft and unhurried
Falling like sleep on a mind that's grown weary and worried
Warmth still leans in the wall long after flame has died
Safe in that glow is where you'll rest tonight, close by my side

[Pre-chorus]
Hush now, the sparks have gone quiet and small
Nothing can reach you inside this warm wall
Close up your eyes while the embers turn grey

[Chorus]
Omar, the night wraps around you so gentle and slow
Deep in the hush where the last of the warm colours glow
You are the reason this house holds its breath until dawn
Omar, sleep easy, the dark is just warmth carried on

[Verse 2]
A jar of grey ash sits cooling upon the hearth stone
Holding the shape of a fire that once burned alone
You hold my heart in that same quiet, steady way
Warm long after the bright part has drifted away

[Pre-chorus]
Hush now, the sparks have gone quiet and small
Nothing can reach you inside this warm wall
Close up your eyes while the embers turn grey

[Chorus]
Omar, the night wraps around you so gentle and slow
Deep in the hush where the last of the warm colours glow
You are the reason this house holds its breath until dawn
Omar, sleep easy, the dark is just warmth carried on

[Bridge]
No sound but the settling hush of the coals
Nothing to carry but rest through the small hours
You are so loved that the whole house stays still for you

[Chorus]
Omar, the night wraps around you so gentle and slow
Deep in the hush where the last of the warm colours glow
You are the reason this house holds its breath until dawn
Omar, sleep easy, the dark is just warmth carried on

[Outro]
Somewhere the soot still slides soft down the red brick wall
And you sleep on, held warm and unhurried through it all

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